High school boys basketball

MEXICO, Mo. – Kirksville fell to behind early and was too far behind to make the full comeback, losing 62-42.

The Tigers trailed 35-12 at half before coming out and playing better in the second.

“We played much better in the second half, but we just didn’t match their intensity in the first half and their pressure threw us off and led to us having way too many turnovers,” said Kirksville head coach Tyler Martin.

Tyson Grgurich led the Tigers with 22, but no other player scored more than five. KHS went 11-of-12 from the free throw line to help the comeback effort.

Kirksville will get back at it Friday night at Fulton, and then again on Saturday vs. Macon.

La Plata 75, Brashear 54: LA PLATA, Mo. – The Bulldogs used a 25-point first quarter to gain an 11-point lead on the way to a Tri-County Conference win. Tanner Riggins had 21 and Hunter Howe added 13 to lead La Plata. Hayden Housman led the Tigers with 20 points. T.J. Harrelson added 11, but it wasn’t enough for Brashear.

The Tigers host Atlanta on Thursday and La Plata travels to Novinger, both Tri-County Conference games.

North Shelby 58, Schuyler County 43: BLACK CREEK, Mo. – Drew Brewer had 15 and Dalton Shinely added 14, but with no other Rams player in double figures SC was unable to keep up with North Shelby. Schuyler County will travel to Scotland County on Dec. 18 for their next game.

Knox County 58, Milan 16: EDINA, Mo. – KC came away with a easy home victory led by Royce Poore’s 19 and Lee Tague’s 12. John Piodos and Brett Sinclair led Milan with four points each. The Eagles will stay home and play Scotland County Friday night as those two Tri River schools hook up, and Milan will have plenty of opportunities to get the bad taste from this one out of their mouths as they play Thursday and Friday nights.

Putnam County 72, Scotland County 60: UNIONVILLE, Mo. - Trey Ream had 15 points and four steals, Corey Lewis added 11 and six assists, and Riley Wood had 11 points, and six rebounds. But the highlight of the night was in the course of scoring 18 and grabbing eight boards, Deion Hunt scored his 1,000th-career point. Putnam has a busy week playing Milan at home Thursday and then traveling to Highland Friday. Scotland also plays Thursday and Friday, traveling to Knox and hosting Van Buren.

Bevier 68, Novinger 46: BEVIER, Mo. – Bevier used the three ball and forced 18 Novinger turnovers dropping the Wildcats record to 4-3 and 1-1 in conference. Novinger missed 19 free throws and had two players’ fouls out in the third quarter. The Wildcats play LA Plata on Thursday.

Atlanta 47, Green City 41: GREEN CITY, Mo. - The Hornets led at the end of every quarter on their way to picking up their second win of the season and first conference win. Tagan Brookhart was the only Atlanta player in double figures with 16, however three other Hornets scored at least seven points. Atlanta’s record is now 2-5 and 1-1 in the Tri-County Conference. The Hornets go to Brashear on Thursday night and the Gophers go to Milan.